Barracuda Web Application Firewall now works with the AWS Marketplace Support for Clusters and AWS Resources

The AWS Marketplace recently launched support for Clusters and AWS Resources. Earlier, launching an application from the AWS Marketplace meant running single, self-contained AWS EC2 instances. Now, with this additional support for Clusters and AWS Resources, it is possible to launch an entire cluster of instances that interact and use various AWS resources (like Auto Scaling Groups, Elastic Load Balancers etc.,) to form a complete deployment.

The Barracuda Web Application Firewall can now be launched from the AWS Marketplace as an Auto Scaling cluster. This is achieved by using the CloudFormation Template available in the AWS Marketplace. This CloudFormation Template will launch the Barracuda Web Application Firewall into an existing AWS VPC-based deployment as an Auto Scaling Cluster. The Barracuda Web Application Firewall cluster will then boot up and automatically configure the application as a service, providing protection on launch.

To launch the Barracuda Web Application Firewall using the CloudFormation Template, simply navigate to the hourly image page (pictured above). Here, under “Delivery Methods”, click on “view” next to CloudFormation Template. A pop-up will be shown with a suggested deployment topology and a link to download the CloudFormation Template. For more help on deploying this template, please view our TechLibrary article.

Tushar Richabadas is a Product Manager for the Barracuda Web Application Firewall and Barracuda Load Balancer ADC. His current areas of focus are Cloud and automation. His prior roles ranged from leading networking product testing teams and technical marketing for HCL-Cisco. Tushar closely tracks the rapidly increasing impact of digital security and is passionate about simplifying digital security for everyone.